News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-05-05
Regular communication of Mt. Yer


try the fire engine. 1t is expected the
trial will take place about 3 O'Clock
this NJ.
w. B. Earle, who has been visiting
his many friends in this town and Vi
cinity, started for his home in Michi-
gan on Monday.
c. II. Slocum has purchased all of
&. r. Pages land on the south side
of Winter street, where he will build
residence.
Regular convention of Tucker Chap
ter, No. 10, R. A. NJ, at Morrisville,
Friday, May 9th, for work. Com
panions please turn out.
Dea. Chas. Whitney died at his home
on Friday last at the age of 80. He
was for 40 years a deacon of the Con-
gregational church at Wolcott.
c. W. Fitch spent the Sabbath
here. He gets through at Barre in
about two weeks. He is soon to put
up a fine front to Doty's store.
Regular meeting of Coral Chapter,
o. E. S., Tuesday, the 10th. This
will be the last meeting before the
Grand Chapter in June, and a full at
tendance is desired.
Miss Nettie Hall, of Nebraska. is
visiting at G. M. Boynton's. She is
a daughter of Elder Halls youngest
son, George, who has for many years
resided in the West.
There was shipped from this station
Tuesday, 473 tubs of butter, 175 tubs
maple sugar, 6 barrels maple syrup
and Is cases of eggs, making 669
pieces of parcel freight, besides one
car of potatoes and four cars of lum-
Der.
A. NJ. Churchill has a little fish
pond of his own. He will plant dy-
from frost is past. One of those charg-
es would probably spread the average
small boy all over the iron bridge.
At the band meeting Friday even
ing but little was done beyond "a gen.
eral ''taIk over" but at the adjourn
ment it was voted TO meet again at
Woodward's hall on Thursday even
ing of this week, and it was request
ed that all be present with instru-
ments and music. We can have a
first class band if proper interest is
manifested.
John c. Bughee died at his home
on Wolcott road on Thursday last,
after a brief illness. Mr.. Bugbee
was sc years of age and had always
lived in town, being born in the house
where his life ended. Mr.. Bugbee
was good citizen and will be missed
much. He had been a steward in the
Methodist church for "a years. His
funeral was largely attended on Sun
day. The services were conducted
by Rev. NJ. P. Bell.
The trout season has begun, and
the stories of big fish will soou come
from sportsmen. One fisherman is
outspoken. He says that the largest
trout he ever saw turned the scale at
IL IA pounds, and he believes that
when sportsmen claim to catch trout
larger than this fish they have made a
mistake in their Identification of the
fish.
The Reading Club meets with Miss
Clara Pinney next Monday evening,
to which all are invited. Programme
Secretary's report; Song, Miss Hea-
ley; synopsis of the 9TH, 8th, 9th and
10Th chapters of ''Our Mutual Friend
by Misses Noyes, Healey, Warren and
Boutwell,; recess song, Miss Hall
blackboard exercise; election of Off
GERS; adjournment.
The friends and relatives of Mr..
and Mrs. H. G. Walsh met at G. r.
Shippy's last Friday evening to cele-
marriage, and presented them with a
large quantity of crockery, tin, glass,
wooden and silver ware, besides vari-
Gus other articles. After partaking
of a good supper and spending
pleasant evening, they departed.
The corner of Portland and Main
streets was the scene of a most dis
graceful row last Sunday evening.
AS near as can be gathered from re-
ports, the difficulty arose at the resi-
dence of Abe. Noe during the after
noon, when Noe and Aldridge, the
blacksmith, while under the influence
of liquor, got into fight, but were
separated. Later in the evening Dan
iel Noe, better known as "Babe,"
laid in wait for Aldridge, and as he
came across from the hotel struck
him in the back of the head, with a
stone, as some say, knocking him
down and ofterward pummeiing him
about the head until taken off by by
ISLANDERS. We have nothing to say in
extenuation of Aldridge's previous
conduct, but we do consider lying in
wait for a man and attacking him in
the dark with a stone as a coWardly
action. The whole affair, from be-
ginning to end, was in the highest de-
gree disgraceful, and the parties
should be made to feel the force of
the law. When things arrive at a
pass when we cannot get along with
out a drunken row on Sunday, some
thing should be done. Where did the
rum come from that started this pic
mic? All of the parties engaged in
this scrape are, when sober, peacea-
BILE and law abiding. 1t is reported
that it came from a pocket peddler,
and that he is liable to be spotted yet.